Migrants are arriving back and adding to the mix of what is on offer. Hopefully I will have a busy Summer Klaas's Cuckoo male. My first Cuckoo record of the season The Yellow-billed Kites are back Lesser Striped Swallow Retz's Helmet-Shrike Black-headed Oriole African Wattled Lapwing. Black Carpal Spur visible African Wattled Lapwing. A new tick for my RGR list
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It has been a while since I have managed to have a good quality sighting of a Leopard. I came across this young female which had just finished drinking. It moved away from the water and lay down for a while, affording me the opportunity to capture these images To watch a video clip of this or other wildlife interactions follow me on instagram
simonseanprice Red-billed Oxpecker A proud Black Crake with three juveniles Little Sparrowhawk Dark Chanting Goshawk Grey Go-away-bird African Hoopoe with catch Grey Heron Striped Kingfisher
A female bird has now joined the male. Hopefully they will hang around and breed. For now though they are content to feed in the shallow water of the dam Female Saddle-billed Stork The fishing is good Female Male
Early one morning, shortly after sunrise, I came across a male Saddle-billed Stork patrolling the edges of a dam on the look-out for something to catch Fully focused on fishing Reflection shot Near miss Gotcha! Happy Chap
We have a resident pair of breeding African Hawk-Eagles on the Reserve. They have used the same nest site for several years now. It is great to have them around. Pair of African Hawk-Eagles B.I.F showing the under-wing pattern
Yellow-throated Petronia Yellow-throated Petronia African Hoopoe Lesser Striped Swallow Marico Flycatcher Marico Flycatcher
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